This article describes the simulation of material handling (MH) systems using simulation languages and simulators. We first show how to construct a simulation of a MH system using the standard blocks available in two general purpose simulation languages. When building models in this manner, an accurate emulation of the real system can be accomplished. Modeling can be accomplished more rapidly using built-in MH capabilities provided in several simulators and simulation languages and some of these are described in the article. Lastly, we discuss a simulation package that has the capability to model material han dling systems with great accuracy.
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